Rescind PCOS deal, Comelec urged

A multi-sectoral group on Tuesday held a protest rally at the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to assail the poll body’s decision granting Smartmatic an extended warranty for the repair of 82,000 Precinct Count Optical Scan (PCOS) machines that will be recycled for the 2016 polls.

The group, composed of IT organizations and experts, Church leaders, members of the academe, non-government organizations (NGOs), people’s organizations and civic groups demanded the revocation of a Comelec resolution approving an extended warranty agreement proposed by Smartmatic for the repair of the PCOS machines that the poll body bought in 2012.